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Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test

Maine rates for HCPCS 86704

This blood test checks for an antibody the body makes in response to the core part of the hepatitis B virus. Its presence generally indicates a person has been exposed to hepatitis B at some point, whether the infection is current, past, or chronic.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Core Antibody Test cost?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.02$9.77 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$22.39 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $12 to $151Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $51professional $12

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$75.86
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$162.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$28.84

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in West Virginia than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 16th of 51

$16.60

WV $77.62NV $10.96

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.